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Avoid, minimise, offset and adapt – greater scale helps Australian agriculture build climate resilience
Over recent decades, the number of farmers in Australia has been decreasing and the size of farms has been increasing. According to the Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, larger farms tend to be more profitable, invest more in innovation, and generate a higher rate of return on capital than smaller farms. ...
Allens advises on $350M Morphettville Racecourse redevelopment
Part of a competitive bid process, the developers and SAJC will redevelop the 10-acre, rezoned site into a mixed use precinct comprising residential, retail, hospitality and commercial. 'We ...
Allens advises on Australia's largest onshore wind farm
Financed via a certified green loan from a group of international lenders and supported by coverage from Compania Espanola de Seguros de Credito a la Exportacion (the Spanish Export Credit Agency, ...
InIP: What's happening in intellectual property - February 2023
Your regular wrap-up of some of the world's leading and intriguing IP stories. ...
Crucial lessons from ACCC win in misleading or deceptive Google Ads case
The Full Federal Court has upheld an appeal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission relating to the use of Google Ads by Employsure Pty Ltd, finding they gave the false impression that its employment advice service would be provided by a government agency ...
Are you ready for the new breach reporting regime?
ASIC has released a consultation paper on its draft regulatory guidance for the new (read onerous and wide-ranging) breach reporting regime, which is to commence on 1 October 2021. The release, on 22 April 2021, followed the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response) Act 2020 ...
Casual employees: High Court confirms that post-contractual conduct has no role to play in interpreting wholly written contracts of employment
In WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato & Ors (Rossato), the High Court found that Mr Rossato was a casual employee under each of the six employment contracts he performed when he was employed by WorkPac Pty Ltd (WorkPac). He was not a permanent employee because the express terms of the contracts between ...
An update on the Australian Patent Box and what you need to do next
Following the announcement by the Federal Government that Australia will introduce a patent box, Treasury has now released a discussion paper on the policy design for this new initiative (the Discussion Paper). The closing date for submissions is 16 August 2021. Ahead of that deadline, we discuss a ...
Hydrogen technologies timeline in Australia
Hydrogen fuel offers Australia a low-emissions, clean, storable energy solution for our future domestic energy needs. Our timeline details major milestones for hydrogen technologies in Australia. ...
WA Government passes Security of Payment reforms
The statutory right to receive payment claimed and the rapid adjudication process, amongst other changes introduced by the Building and Construction (Security of Payment) Act 2021 (WA) (Act), will govern construction contracts entered into after commencement of the Act. ...